this is bbc news with the latest headlines for viewers in the uk and around the world. uk foreign secretary dominic raab rejects fresh calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown, saying the outbreak was still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. we will need to make sure we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation is to start announcing proposals now, but until you have the evidence, that is not responsible. spanish children are being allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as one of europe's strictest lockdowns is relaxed. uk prime minister borisjohnson is to return to work tomorrow, two weeks since he left hospital after falling ill with coronavirus. dozens are arrested in central berlin, after demonstrating against germany's lockdown measures.

the uk military will begin testing essential workers around the uk for coronavirus in mobile units which will operate in "hard to reach" areas. also in the programme... people take up challenges across the uk, raising money for charities that would have benefited from the london marathon. hello and welcome to audiences in the uk and around the world. we're covering all the latest coronavirus developments here in britain and globally. first, here in the uk,

the foreign secretary, dominic raab, has rejected calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown — stressing that the outbreak was still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. the government is coming under pressure to relax the social—distancing measures, amid concern about the damage they are doing to the economy. but speaking today, mr raab, who is deputising for prime minister borisjohnson, said it would be irresponsible to speculate on specific, individual measures to ease the lockdown. in spain, children are being allowed out of their homes for the first time in six weeks, as the government relaxes one of europe's strictest lockdowns. under—14s will be allowed out for an hour a day accompanied by an adult, but parks and playgrounds will remain closed. the armed forces in the uk are planning to deploy at least 96 mobile testing units by the end

of this week to test essential workers and the most vulnerable. and in the us — president trump has failed to attend his usual coronavirus briefing, tweeting that it wasn't worth his "time or effort". it comes after he provoked outrage by suggesting that disinfectant could help treat coronavirus. let's turn to those comments on easing the lockdowns by the uk foreign secretary dominic raab and talk to our political correspondent, leila nathoo. what has he been saying? the main issue he has been asked constantly issue he has been asked constantly is what will happen with the lockdown measures here. we know borisjohnson is lockdown measures here. we know boris johnson is coming lockdown measures here. we know borisjohnson is coming back to work tomorrow morning and this will be top of his list about what to do and the next decision point comes in just under two weeks' time. there is a lot of pressure on borisjohnson, not least from within his own party. conservative mps here are talking about their concerns that the lockdown measures are going on too long and the harm they are doing to

the economy and livelihoods. dominic raab today was urging caution. we have heard this message repeatedly from the government, saying it was too soon to think about lifting the lockdown measures, and certainly anything that does happen in the coming weeks will be incremental. we need to make sure that we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation is to start announcing proposals now, but actually until you have the evidence, that is not responsible. it risks you ending up misleading. we need to take a sure—footed step forward which protects life, but also preserves our way of life. so we're very focused on doing the homework that can allow us to do that. but you're absolutely right. for example, the social distancing measures, applying them in a different context is going to be with us for some time. so the government is under pressure from some within their own conservative party, but also from the labour leader, said keir

starmer. he is saying to treat the british people like adults, explain to them how the lockdown will be eased? yes, and this is something that the scottish government and the welsh administrations have already done, which is set out a bit more detail on their thinking of examples of how lockdown measures could be eased from this very strict regime we have now. keir starmer has written a letter to borisjohnson, saying we need to be treated as the british public like adults. it is not credible to think that these discussions are not already happening, and it is better to involve the public, in his view, in those talks as they happen. he is also saying the government has been too slow on lockdown, too slow on testing and too slow on protective equipment. he wants the government to be getting ahead on the next stage, but you have to get back to what dominic raab said this morning, caution being urged from number ten. they do not want to risk the virus spreading again dramatically once

lockdown measures are eased. they don't want any chance of a second peak of infections. they know that if that happens, they would have to do another lockdown and they say that we risk economic harm later on. so there is a delicate balance to be struck. i am sure that now boris johnson is coming back to work tomorrow morning, we will start hearing more, especially in the lead up hearing more, especially in the lead up to that next decision point, which comes at the end of next week. and also this week, it is that day on thursday when the government have promised 100,000 tests a day. and we have more detail about what the military are going to be doing to increase testing? yes, testing has been such a critical issue, not least because it allows key workers to get back to theirjobs if they have been isolating or have symptoms 01’ have been isolating or have symptoms or theirfamily have been isolating or have symptoms or their family members do. have been isolating or have symptoms or theirfamily members do. they can be tested and then they will know if it is safe to return to work. one of theissue it is safe to return to work. one of the issue so far has been not only the issue so far has been not only the capacity for testing, whether there have been enough tests to be

carried out each day, but there has been a problem with access to testing. so the government is now trying to roll out mobile testing units so that testing can go to the people who need them, so tests can go to care homes, police stations and other front—line key workers to save them having to go to drive through centres which for some people have been too far away. it is all about getting tests up to that 100,000 tests being carried out a day, but this is also crucial for going forward and having a big testing capacity because in the future, when lockdown measures are eased, the government will need to test widely and quickly if there are outbreaks in the community in order to be able to stop the virus spreading widely. so it is important for the government that they reach this target and go beyond it. ministers say they are confident that they are going to increase it rapidly this week. they are just over halfway there, but they seem to think the next week will be the crucial period for really getting that capacity up. but testing is a

critical issue at the moment and going forward when we start to think about lockdown measures easing. leila nathoo, our political correspondent. so, what a day it is for children in spain. these are the latest pictures we have of youngsters, finally being allowed outside as their mother opens the door — what a moment after being cooped up inside under that strict lockdown. 0ne boy told reporters he felt like it had been a hundred years since he had been out on his scooter. time to get those skateboards out too. who thought that just walking down the street would be such a momentous occasion. they had one of the strictest lockdown is in europe. meanwhile, spain has reported one of the lowest daily amounts of deaths for weeks.

the number fell below 300. that ta kes the number fell below 300. that takes the total to 23,190. let's get this report from madrid, by our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. across spain, children have been confined inside homes and apartments since schools were shut some six weeks ago. barred from even setting foot outside their front doors by some of europe's strictest lockdown rules. now, though, with the number of new coronavirus infections declining to around 3,000 a day, they are finally being allowed out, but only for an hour each day and all parks and playgrounds remain out of bounds. in an address to the nation, spain's prime minister urged parents to be responsible and exercise extreme caution. translation: this de—escalation will be gradual. what does that mean? that we will not suddenly recover all activity and social mobility, but that it will be done in stages.

for each field of activity, successive stages will be fixed. adults in spain are still only allowed out to get food or medicine or for essential work. mr sanchez said if the number of new infections continues to decline, from next weekend people would be allowed to exercise outside. and he said his government will outline a de—escalation plan to gradually transition to what he called the new reality of life once spain has controlled the epidemic. president trump didn't go ahead with his daily coronavirus briefing on saturday. mr trump tweeted that it wasn't worth his "time or effort" and questioned the purpose of the briefings when, as he put it, the media asks "nothing but hostile" questions. critics say the move is linked to his falling poll ratings. in new york state, the epicentre of the us outbreak,

governor andrew cuomo says independent pharmacies will be authorised to carry out tests for covid—19. it comes as figures suggest that the outbreak there seems to be slowing down. rich preston reports. new york state has reported more than 21,000 deaths from coronavirus, but the positive news that the number of hospital admissions is declining. we are back where we were 21 days ago. 21 days of hell, but we're back to where we were. the move to allow high street pharmacies to carry out covid—19 tests is a significant step in increasing testing available to new yorkers. the governor also said four hospitals will expand antibody testing, starting with the essential workers. as we continue to develop our testing capacity and the labs are coming up to scale, the collection sites are opening, the more testing we have, the more we will open eligibility.

hopefully, one day, we get to the point where anybody who wants a test can walk in and get a test, right? that was the dream. there are 300 labs across the state to analyse these tests. the aim? for them to process more than 40,000 a day. but the governor warned people not to get complacent. the virus is still keeping thousands of new yorkers in hospital and killing more than 400 every day. rich preston, bbc news. in berlin police have arrested dozens of people demonstrating against the continuance of lockdown measures. about a thousand protestors, from left and right—wing groups, flouted coronavirus restrictions to hold the rally. bill hayton reports. testing the limits of freedom. germany has the fifth highest number of coronavirus cases and strict measures to fight the disease. but not everyone agrees with them.

the organisers of this gathering had been given permission to distribute newspapers in front of the old east berlin people's theatre, but police decided they'd crossed the line by turning the event into a protest. translation: during coronavirus times, and according to the containment regulations, we are required to prevent such gatherings. we have 180 police officers on duty here around the square, ready to react to violations and to uphold the regulations. all chant: ich will mein leben zuruck! the protest was organised by left—wing activists, but some of those taking part appeared to be supporters of the right. 0thers took inspiration from an anti—nazi protest movement during the second world war, the white rose. wir sind heute hier... translation: we are here today, enjoying the nice weather and thinking about setting an example with the white rose for the protection of constitutional rights, freedom and, above all, freedom of speech. it's very important, as it has unfortunately started to regress in the last few weeks.

with the crowd refusing to disperse, the police moved in. dozens were arrested. earlier this month, germany's constitutional court ruled that protests are allowed, but only if distancing rules are followed. the government has started to ease lockdown measures, allowing smaller shops to reopen, but gatherings of more than 20 people are still banned in berlin. finding a balance between freedom and disease control remains a difficult challenge. bill hayton, bbc news. some other news stories from around the world. officials in wuhan, where the virus was identified, say they have no remaining cases of coronavirus in the city's hospitals. since the outbreak began, the city has recorded more than 46,000 cases of the virus with nearly 4,000 deaths. speculation's mounting about the health of north korean leader kim jong—un. it's been two weeks since

state media reported on any public engagements concerning the nation's leader. earlier this week neighbouring south korea played down reports that kim was seriously ill after surgery. the authorities in southern yemen have declared autonomous rule. the declaration is in defiance of the saudi—backed government. the southern transitional council, based in aden, also announced a state of emergency. reports suggest passengers arriving at british airports and ports could be placed in quarantine for up to a fortnight. the sunday telegraph newspaper here in the uk says the move is part of plans for the "second phase" of the government's response to the coronavirus pandemic. earlier, i spoke to the travel editor of the independent, simon calder and asked him to explain how the two—week quarantine might work. it will be a modification of what we have seen in many other countries

worldwide. for example in australia, you are effectively frogmarched from the plane to an upmarket detention centre or an airport hotel, and you are kept there for two weeks. the government wouldn't be doing that. they would be saying to everybody who comes in, you have to tell us where you are going to be for the next two weeks and you must not leave that property. there is even talk about officials being able to come around and check that you are there and if you are not, you would be fined. this is in complete contrast to what we have at the moment. if you come into heathrow, there are no checks whatsoever. you are givena there are no checks whatsoever. you are given a piece of paper telling you what to do if you feel symptomatic, and that is in line with all the international advice from the european centres for disease prevention and control and the world health organization. they say checks like testing everybody‘s temperature when you come in frankly isn't worthwhile. so this idea of a

quarantine, are there alternatives? what would the holiday companies and airports make of that idea? that is right, every travel company has been making plans in the past week for how they are going to restart. as you how they are going to restart. as you were how they are going to restart. as you were reporting yesterday, whiz air is planning 15 new routes from luton airport starting this coming friday. 0ther luton airport starting this coming friday. other airlines are planning to ramp up capacity injune, july and august, the main holiday season. they were looking very much at what other countries were doing. would spain continue to impose a ban on british people going in? they were not expecting suddenly what one aviation source described as draconian measures, which he said would destroy aviation for the peak summer would destroy aviation for the peak summer period because nobody rationally is going to go on holiday

ata time rationally is going to go on holiday at a time when you might have a lovely fortnight on the beach and then you have a not very lovely fortnight being stuck at home. so if it were to happen, it would of course mean that the travel companies would not be able to send people abroad in any meaningful numbers, and we would just see more painfor numbers, and we would just see more pain for the travel industry, which is very much suffering. the airports themselves, who have been calling for some kind of at least international agreement on what happens when you arrive, are dismayed. they are saying that the european union and ideally internationally should have something worked out, but to suddenly introduce a two—week ban, they say would be disastrous for businesses which are already suffering very much. simon calder, travel editor of the independent.

spare a thought this morning for the thousands of runners who should be limbering up, ready to run the london marathon. all that training is now on hold until october 4th at least. it also means that charities are missing out on millions of pounds in fundraising, so the organisers have come up with another way for runners to raise money — without leaving their homes. holly hamilton has this report. it's the world's biggest one—day fundraising event, and today, more than 40,000 of you should have been strapping on your trainers to take part. and with no london marathon this year, thousands of charities are missing out on the millions of pounds that would have been raised. but organisers have come up with an alternative. it's the 2.6 challenge. now, you don't have to run 26 miles round your garden. it could be something as simple as bouncing a cricket ball off a tennis racquet. 11,12,13,14... like shane warne. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6! or you could try swimming 2.6

kilometres in your paddling pool, like sophie. and if you'd already got your fancy dress costume for the marathon, well, you could still put that to good use. among those taking on the challenge, eleanor davis. she was due to compete as an elite athlete, but instead will be at work as a doctor looking after patients on the covid ward. i normally work part time so i can train and compete at a high level, and just at the minute, obviously, there's not a lot to train for! everything's on hold. so i'm doing a few extra shifts on the coronavirus wards through this pandemic. but i'm still managing to fit in the miles, so i run to and from work most days, which has been really positive to me. ifind running really therapeutic. just a bit of head space and a bit of calm amongst the chaos. so, yeah, i think this little project as well has given me something positive to think of outside of work, which has been really nice. to put it into context, last year's london marathon

raised over £66.4 million for charity, and that's just one event. in fact, the uk charity sector estimates it will lose £4 billion of income as a result of the pandemic, making it a worrying time for smaller charities. all of our events that happen in spring, we've lost them all, and there's probably quite a few more to come. we believe it's going to affect us to the region of £1 million before the end of the crisis, and that's the lockdown part of the crisis, not the longer economic impact of this. # i'll rise up, i'll rise like the day # i'll rise up... 0ur diversity choir, i'm particularly proud of. and we have a group of 22 residents and four carers that have come together to sing andra day's rise up. most of them are signing because, actually, physical communication is quite difficult and quite challenging for them, so they've had to invent all sorts of ways

of trying to get together to become the diversity choir. it's a very emotive youtube to watch and i really recommend anyone to watch it because it's exactly why the 2.6 challenge is going ahead — to support organisations and people that we are supporting too. singing it's hoped, however, the 2.6 challenge can make a real difference. it's already raised more than £1.6 million so far as people across the country come together while remaining still very much apart. holly hamilton, bbc news. nell mcandrew is a model turned fitness coach and marathon runner, who was one of those who should have been running today — she joins us from south west london. i think you have run eight marathons. how disappointed are you not to be running today? of course

it is disappointing. everyone has put their heart and soul into training throughout winter. but obviously, everybody‘s safety is the priority. so we have to turn this negative into a positive to try and get as many people involved, using exercise as a way of staying positive and trying to get communities together to support each other by doing whatever small challenge they want to do. they don't have to run 26 miles. today i'm going to try and get my involved in doing some press ups. but it is just about trying to help support other charities that will have such huge loss by missing out on the london marathon. i was running for cancer research uk, said today i will be supporting them. well done to you. what are your tips notjust for marathon runners, but for everybody who wants to stay fit and active, but is pretty much confined

to home and only going out for their one hour of exercise a day? it is just about keeping moving as much as possible, which really helps keep people positive. 0n social media, i have been trying to get people involved in skipping in their gardens or their home, or loading a backpack with books and doing exercise, just to encourage and motivate and just be a connection with some people because if they are at home all alone, it is just nice to feel like they have some sort of interaction and support from others. exercise, for me, isjust interaction and support from others. exercise, for me, is just really keeping everybody going, me included, getting through each day as it comes in trying to keep as positive as possible. what are your thoughts about the future now? will there be a marathon in october? that is what we are hearing. it would be

great to think that is possible. but the reality is, everybody‘s safety is the priority. to have such a huge mass participation event right now doesn't seem doable. nobody knows what is in store for the future, and we just have to take each day as it comes and focus on what is happening now, focus on trying to keep positive and encouraging each other and supporting charities where possible. 0bviously, everybody is under such pressure financially and emotionally, they have so many worries and anxieties. whatever helps people get through their day is what counts. today, it's about doing something fun and encouraging and just trying to support the lower charged —— the smaller charities he will be feeling the loss of support

stop good luck, everybody, with whatever challenge you are doing. and good luck to you on a nell mcandrew. thanks for talking to us. you're watching bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather with helen willets. although we should just about hang on the dry weather for many today, changes are afoot already. we have more clout across scotland with this wea k more clout across scotland with this weak weather front through the morning and that cloud syncing its way southwards. it is behind that that we have colder air and it will turn cooler across the uk and more u nsettled. turn cooler across the uk and more unsettled. this is the low pressure bringing that cooler air, a brisk north—easterly winds and showers. quite a rash of showers already across the northern half of scotland and that is where we will see most of the wet weather. some of it will be heavy, with thunder and lightning. we could see a few sharp

showers across the midlands. but sunny spells will come through after the patchy rain, but it will be noticeably cooler here. still hanging on to that one further south, which is why we may see a few sharp showers and still high levels of tree pollen being forecast here. there could be a few showers across england and wales this afternoon, but they are the exception rather than the rule. it will continue overnight, as will the showers across scotland, brought in by a north—easterly wind. some cold air setting here. with more cloud drifting further south, it will not be as chilly as we start monday morning, but that is because we have that dividing line, our weatherfront. so we are just about hang on to another day of one weather in southern areas, but a notable change for the north. more showers to come across scotland and northern ireland through monday. 0ne oi’ northern ireland through monday. 0ne or two will be sparked off elsewhere in northern england as well. by the end of the day further south, even though it is still warm with hazy

sunshine, we start to pull up some showers to the south. that is another area of low pressure coming in. today's area of low pressure by that stage will have moved to scandinavia, allowing the next area of low pressure to move up from the south and this will bring more general rain, probably the first significant rain that parts of england and wales have had all this month. quite wet weather around. some appreciable rain on tuesday and by that stage, we will have lost the warmth. but for north, it will probably stay largely dry and bright, withjust probably stay largely dry and bright, with just the odd shower. but the unsettled, cool and windy theme is with us for the rest of the week.

this this is bbc news. the latest headlines. foreign secretary dominic raab rejects calls for an early easing of the coronavirus lockdown, saying the outbreak is still at a "delicate and dangerous" stage. we will need to make sure we can proceed in a sure—footed way, which is why i know the temptation is to start announcing proposals now, but until you have the evidence, that is not responsible. prime minister boris johnson is to return to work tomorrow, two weeks since he left hospital after falling ill with coronavirus. the british military will begin testing essential workers around the ukfor testing essential workers around the uk for coronavirus in mobile units operating in hard to reach areas.